Posted on 12/28/2021 8:40:56 AM PST by RicocheT
Compelling new evidence reveals a disconnect between the metrics used to analyze fuel costs and the realities that EV drivers face on the ground.
The More You Consider, the Worse EVs Look Again, the new research is just the first installment in a larger series, but its results are undeniably head-turning. The study found that:
Commercial charging rates are two to four times higher than residential rates.
Level 1 chargers cost an average of $600 to install and can take 20 hours to fully charge an EV.
Level 2 chargers are much faster but cost $1,600.
“Full charge” is a misleading term because charging past 90% is slow, difficult and unadvised, which means you get far fewer miles than the advertised ranges would have you believe. Gas vehicles, on the other hand, are good for 300-400 miles per tank.
Considering all of those factors, and presuming a greater reliance on commercial charging, it would cost $8.58 to fuel a mid-priced gas car that gets 33 mpg for 100 miles at $2.81 a gallon. Comparatively, a mid-priced EV — Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt — would cost $12.95 per 100 miles.
Annually, presuming 12,000 miles driven, it would cost $1,030 to drive a gas car versus $1,554 for an EV.
This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: Which Really Costs More: Charging an EV or Filling Up Your Tank With Gas?
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Where does the electricity for the charging stations come from?
I’m wonderin’ where people buy gas for $2.81/gal.
I really think most people charge up at home. Or not??
My real complaint is the myth that electricity comes from the tooth fairy.
I have no plans on owning an EV, but this article is playing pretty loose with the facts to make its point as far as I can tell, i.e. factoring the cost of a charger in how much it costs to drive 200 miles, without explaining how long a charger might last and laying bare all the facts. Seems more like they started with a conclusion and twisted the facts to support it.
I presume it is still cheaper to run an EV - for most people - but not sure it offsets the extra costs of buying one, nor the risk of having a $22K battery needing replacing in 10+/- years.
“I’m wonderin’ where people buy gas for $2.81/gal.”
I saw $2.83/gal. in Tulsa yesterday so it’s out there...somewhere.
Again. What is the “problem” EVs are trying to solve?
and 50% is lost in transmission
>>Where does the electricity for the charging stations come from?
Coal. All EV’s do is move the pollution from rich neighborhoods to poor neighborhoods; as if that was an accident.
2.81 a gallon? What planet is that price on?
Asking that question makes you a racist, insurrectionist, anti-vax, backward, cousin loving Walmart shopper.
>>Again. What is the “problem” EVs are trying to solve?
White liberal guilt.
I knew...Just wanted to get it into the record. Thanks
“ My real complaint is the myth that electricity comes from the tooth fairy. ”
That’s silly. Everybody knows electricity comes from those little plug thingies on the wall. They’re all over the house.
South Carolina, 2.79 Gallon
We’ll be buying that juice from Russia shortly......
I paid $2.76 yesterday in Western Michigan while on vacation
What’s next, I suppose you’re going to tell me that all those “recyclables” I put in that blue bin aren’t actually recycled.... Or that it takes more energy to produce ethanol from corn than it saves in cost over gasoline.... Or that plant based meat is actually ultra processed factory soyent green. ...... You’ve ruined my day with your facts and evidence! 🙄
You also have to factor time. The gas tank in a car takes a minute or two to fill. A sliver of the time it takes to charge an EV: From a couple of hours to overnight.
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